Police chase of reckless driver on Rocky Branch Road, Mercer County WV


Police are chasing a gray Chrysler Pacifica on Rocky Branch Road. The vehicle has hit a guardrail and is driving recklessly at about 52 mph. It is passing landmarks like Spanishburg School and Midland Road while heading toward Spanishburg. The driver has nearly crashed multiple times during the pursuit.
Audio|Source: Mercer County Public Safety Dispatch
03:48
Transcript:
00:00
First Street Bridge is called in a gray Chrysler, Pacific,
00:05
just went by Rocky Branch, headed towards Spanishburg, on Guard and the Road.
00:09
Here's a B.C. on 9.
00:11
He's off duty.
00:15
Answer.
00:19
Somebody can get down like maybe through Kegley and try to get down there.
00:28
427, I'm right here at 19 courthouse, so I'll start head that way.
00:35
Okay, can't work. You public service, personal work here?
00:38
You need to.
00:41
Yeah.
00:43
Can't start to the unit in route to the Spanishburg area.
00:49
The officer behind this vehicle is advised that they're turning right on to Onsen 19 right now.
00:55
This vehicle did already hit a guardrail.
00:58
It's 2 X-ray Sierra 332.
01:01
It's a great possible passenger.
01:09
Copy, set it, turn right on the 19 from Gardner.
01:14
They turn right on to Route 19, going towards Banishburg still.
01:27
T.4, I'm coming at a Cagley now.
01:33
Copy, what unit was this and what was your EPA?
01:38
427. Probably up.
01:40
10 minutes to that area.
01:48
5704-2-0.
01:57
5704-2-0. Good.
02:04
I'm just now getting into Princeton on 460.
02:07
If you think it would be worth it, I could run up Camp Creek and come down from that way. But if they came out Gardner, they're probably headed to the residence.
02:16
Yeah,
02:20
probably.
02:21
It would hurt if you wouldn't get up on 77 and that way we can just hit him on both sides.
02:26
Yeah,
02:29
well, I'm coming by the car west now. I'll head up that way.
02:38
It's responding, that vehicle is passing to Spanishburg School now.
02:45
Yeah.
02:49
Okay.
02:54
Control, what's the address on that 28 come back there?
03:05
It's coming back on a, the address is shown on a PO box,
03:12
registered to an (name withheld).
03:14
It's a foreign edge vehicle.
03:22
Okay.
03:39
Units responding, they're passing Midland Road.
03:42
Vehicles come to wrecking multiple times already, going about 52 miles per hour.
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Location mentioned:
Rocky Branch Rd, West Virginia 24740
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